Job Description
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS)
PREPARATION OF WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION MASTER/ INVESTMENT PLAN FOR AKWA IBOM, BORNO, NASARAWA, NIGER, OGUN, OSUN & ZAMFARA STATES, NIGERIA
NIGERIA URBAN WATER SUPPLY REFORM AND AKURE WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT
WATER SECTOR
Financing Agreement reference: 5050200001301
Project ID No.: P-NG-E00-014
This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org) on 4 April, 2022.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Nigeria Urban Water Sector Reform and Akure Water Supply & Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of this loan to payments under the contracts for Consultancy Services for the Preparation of Water Supply & Sanitation Master/Investment Plan in Akwa Ibom, Borno, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun & Zamfara States.
The scope of services under the assignment include:-
· To develop a water supply and sanitation master plan that will detail the capital projects needed for the systems planning and expansion to meet the short, medium and long-term water supply and sanitation demand sufficient to serve the urban population of the 7 State Water Agencies (SWAs).
· The Plan should be tailored towards achieving:
(i) Universal access to safe drinking water (by 2030 (Short term) or to be adjusted as appropriate);
(ii) Universal basic sanitation (by 2030 (short term) or to be adjusted as appropriate);
· The Plan should include strategies, and, subsequently, identification of priority programs and projects (for the short, medium and long-term); and
· The Plan shall integrate the water supply, and sanitation sub-sectors into a single roadmap and provide the umbrella framework linking all other initiatives relating to the WSS, such as the National Water Supply and Sanitation Policy (NWSSP).
The master/investment plan has been packaged into seven assignments to be completed in six-month time from commencement. The assignments will be implemented in seven States and recommendations of the assignment will be implemented by the respective State Water- Implementing Agencies as indicated below:
| Assignment
Lot |
State | State Water Implementing Agency | Geographical Location in Nigeria |
| 1 | Akwa Ibom | Akwa Ibom State Water Company Limited | South South Zone |
| 2 | Borno | Borno State Ministry of Water Resources | North East Zone |
| 3 | Nasarawa | Nasarawa State Water Board | North Central Zone |
| 4 | Niger | Niger State Water and Sewerage Corporation | North Central Zone |
| 5 | Ogun | Ogun State Water Corporation | South West Zone |
| 6 | Osun | Osun State Water Corporation | South West Zone |
| 7 | Zamfara | Zamfara State Water Board | North West Zone |
The Federal Project Implementation Unit now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).
Key experts to comprise Water Supply and Resources Development Planning Specialist /Team Leader; Principal Water Supply Specialist/Deputy Team Leader; Water Supply Specialist; Principal Sanitation Specialist; Sanitation Specialist Financial/ Economic Specialist; and Institutional Development Specialist. Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification and may express their interest in one or more assignments as indicated above.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement policy for Bank Funded Operations (October 2015) which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org .
Interested consultants may obtain further Information at the address below during office hours 09:00am-05:00pm.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by Tuesday, 19 November, 2023 at 12:00noon and mention [Request for Expression of Interests for the Preparation of Water Supply and Sanitation Master/Investment Plans in Seven States”.
Attention:
Engr. Dahiru Abdulkareem, MNSE
National Project Coordinator,
Federal Project Implementation Unit,
Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation
No. 15, Ajesa Street,
Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +23480333-02536